KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s a day of celebration and remembrance for Jazz legend Charlie Parker. The American Jazz Museum is celebrating the day with performances, stories, and more to honor the ...

The Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia announced today that Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD will have its New York premiere in a co-production between the two institutions, April 1 and 3, 2016. The ...

Pittsburgh Opera will provide a taste of what in-person audiences are seeing with a free livestream of its current production, “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird.” “Yardbird” played to small, socially ...

Jazz legend Charles "Yardbird" Parker, would have turned 100 on August 29. His career spanned less than 20 years, but he created a legacy that continues to be a strong influence on musicians today.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Expectations are sky high ...

Charlie Parker AKA Yardbird AKA Bird passed away 60 years ago today, on March 12th, 1955. The legendary jazz saxophonist, bandleader and architect of be-bop was reportedly watching TV in the hotel ...

A moment between life and death is the entry point to Charlie Parker's story in the opera "Yardbird." He's the saxophonist who helped build the revolutionary, nonconforming mid-20th-century style ...

A hundred years ago, on August 29, 1920, soon after jazz was born, Charlie Parker came into this world, and in the 35 years of a life cut short by addictions and impulse-driven living, he changed the ...

Local premiere slated Oct. 7 and 9 at Schuster Center. The impactful legacy of legendary bebop jazz saxophonist Charles “Bird” Parker Jr. (1920-1955) is the catalyst of the aptly titled opera “Charlie ...